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Is Regal Watermelon Flavoured Soft Drink ultra-processed?

250 mL Carbonated fruit soft drink Sold in Australia

Pack of Regal Watermelon Flavoured Soft Drink

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed carbonated fruit soft drink

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Carbonated Water, Sweeteners (968, 967, 960), Apple Cider Vinegar, Natural Flavours, Acidity Regulators (330, 300), Natural Colour (163)

Additives: E163 Anthocyanins , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E960 Steviol glycosides , E967 Xylitol , E968 Erythritol

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E163 Anthocyanins, E960 Steviol glycosides, E967 Xylitol, E968 Erythritol.

As written on the pack

Carbonated Water, Sweeteners (968, 967, 960), Apple Cider Vinegar, Natural Flavours, Acidity Regulators (330, 300), Natural Colour (163).

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E163 Anthocyanins Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
  • E967 Xylitol Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • E968 Erythritol Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 45 carbonated fruit soft drink

From least to most processed, this one ranks 41st. 84% of the carbonated fruit soft drink here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 45 carbonated fruit soft drink, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061462377617, last edited 14 June 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.